Municipal Court

Municipal Court Amendment Policy

The Shawnee Municipal Court has recently put into place a policy for getting traffic tickets that are moving violations amended to inattentive driving violations. Previously if you wanted your ticket amended, you had to see the prosecutor personally on your court date. We believe our new policy will provide better service to the residents of our community.

A Defendant who has been issued a citation for a moving violation MAY be eligible for an amendment to an inattentive driving ticket for either double or triple the fine, including court costs, if they fall within the following parameters:

1. There was no accident.
2. The occurrence was not in a school zone.
3. The occurrence was not in a construction zone.
4. The Defendant has not had a prior amendment in the City of Shawnee within the past 12 months.
5. The Defendant was not going over 85 miles per hour.
6. The Defendant was going less than 23 miles per hour over the speed limit. (20 over and less, the fine is doubled, 21-23 over, the fine is tripled)
7. The offense is a standard-fine offense. Speeding, failure to stop at a stop sign, failure to yield, and failure to signal are examples of standard fine offenses. If the ticket lists a fine amount on the front of the ticket, it is probably a standard fine offense. Any other offenses require a personal court appearance.
8. The Defendant does not have too many tickets in his/her past. This is totally at the discretion of the Prosecutor.
9. The violation was not Overtaking and Passing School Bus, Ordinance 2692, Section 81.

If you fall within these parameters, you may fill out a written request to amend your ticket. Whether to grant the amendment or not is entirely discretionary with the prosecutor. AN AMENDMENT IS A PRIVILEGE, NOT A RIGHT. Please keep this in mind as you deal with Court Staff. You must have the money to pay the fine in full at the time the amendment is granted. NO TIME TO PAY WILL BE GRANTED.

If you are interested in having your ticket amended, you MUST call the Shawnee Municipal Court and speak to a Court Clerk prior to your court date. The court clerks will be able to determine if your ticket falls within the above guidelines to be amended. If you are able to have your ticket amended the court clerks will be able to assist you with completing the written request, payment amount etc.

City of Shawnee, 5860 Renner Road, Shawnee, KS 66217
(913) 742-6003 Fax (913) 962-0983 E-Mail